Imports and Exports
Summary
 

Mexico exported US$198.3 billion worth of merchandise to the United States in 2006, up 16.5% from 2005 and up 47.3% in just 4 years.

Mexican imports from the U.S. rose 11.5% to $134.2 billion in 2006, up 37.6% since 2002.

In terms of the merchandise flow between the two countries, America’s trade deficit with Mexico was $64.1 billion in 2006, up 72.5% from 2002. The U.S. trade deficit with Mexico increased 28.8% in 2006 from 2005 – up from the 10.4% deficit increase in 2005 from the year earlier.

 Exports (to U.S.)

 

Of the $198.3 billion in American imports from Mexico in 2006, the following product categories had the highest values.

  1. Crude oil …US$30.3 billion (15.3% of Mexico to U.S. exports, up 31.8% from 2005)
  2. Car parts & accessories … $21.8 billion (11%, up 5.7%)
  3. Video equipment (e.g. DVD players) … $14.6 billion (7.4%, up 38.3%)
  4. Passenger cars … $14.2 billion (7.2%, up 31.2%)
  5. Other complete & assembled vehicles … $9.6 billion (4.8%, up 20.2%)
  6. Electrical apparatus & parts … $8.5 billion (4.3%, up 15.1%)
  7. Telecommunications equipment … $7.0 billion (3.5%, up 41.2%)
  8. Engines & parts … $5.0 billion (2.5%, up 5.6%)
  9. Computers … $4.3 billion (2.2%, up 3.7%)
  10. Miscellaneous household goods (e.g. clocks) … $4.2 billion (2.1%, down 6%

Mexican Imports from U.S.

Of the $134.2 billion in American exports to Mexico in 2006, the following product categories had the highest values.

  1. Electrical apparatus & parts … US$10 billion (7.4% of Mexico from U.S. imports, up 13.2% from 2005)
  2. Vehicle parts & accessories … $9.4 billion (7%, up 14.2%)
  3. Plastics … $6.6 billion (4.9%, up 12.9%)
  4. Computer accessories … $6.2 billion (4.6%, down 1%)
  5. Semi-conductors … $5.6 billion (4.1%, up 0.4%)
  6. Other petroleum products … $4.8 billion (3.6%, up 9%)
  7. Finished metal shapes … $4.75 billion (3.5%, up 28.2%)
  8. Telecommunications equipment … $4.4 billion (3.3%, up 45.7%)
  9. Industrial supplies … $4.2 billion (3.1%, up 13.3%)
  10. Industrial machines … $3.9 billion (2.7%, up 5.4%)

Sources

This analysis is based on latest statistics from the US Census Bureau - Foreign Trade Statistics and CIA World Factbook as of the date of article publication.

 

Written by Matthew

 Highest Increase

 

Below are American exports to Mexico in 2006 with the highest percentage sales increases from 2005.

  1. Tobacco … US$13 million (up 6822% from 2005)
  2. Numismatic coins … $39.6 million (up 5329%)
  3. Nuclear fuel materials … $24.8 million (up 317.2%)
  4. Other commercial vessels … $10.3 million (up 162%)
  5. Engines for military aircraft … $139.6 million (up 102.6%)
 
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